clenched

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adjective

Closed tightly.

“a clenched fist”

Similar
clinchedtight
Opposite
unclenched
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectiveclenched (comparative more clenched, superlative most clenched)

comparative more clenched · superlative most clenched

  1. Closed tightly.

    a clenched fist

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of clench

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
unclenched

adjectiveclosed or squeezed together tightly

Similar
clinchedtight
Also see
tight

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Esperanto kunpremita
  • kunpremitatightly closed
Māori puku
  • pukutightly closed
Cite this entry
APA

clenched. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clenched

MLA

“clenched.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clenched. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clenched,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clenched.

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